This room suggests that this room is a girl who neat and organize. I can assume by the princess colorings on her wall that she wants to work with little children in the future. I found it interesting to find college girls who are still into Disney related things and that even though we are no longer kids, we can still enjoy things from our childhood.
Room #2
This room suggests that it belongs to a guy because there are provocative posters on the walls. This room does go against the stereotyped guy’s room because the bed is made and it is not that messy. I also noticed that there is a video game system on his desk which implies that he plays video games in his spare time. I think that most college guys play video games with their friends so I think that this is a good example of a guys room besides the fact that is a bit neater than one would normally think.
Room #3
This room suggests that two girls live in here. To me, it looks like one roommate is neat and the other is messy. I believe the girls in this room are fun people who like to watch movies and listen to music. The posters that fill the blank walls (and there is even one on the ceiling) are a wide verity of things which to me, means that college students can have a taste in different things and be able to show-off what they like with decorations.
Time tables: Person 1 Time What they did
10:07 Woke up, did morning routine
10:45 Leave for class
11-12:15 Class-History
12:20 Lunch at the commons with a few friends
1:20 Did homework- read a chapter for public speaking and took notes
2:05 Continued homework- studied for the Gateway for Math Concepts 1
3:00 Went on the computer and did a verity of things such as Facebook, YouTube and Tumbler. On Facebook he made a status and since no one “liked” it, he deleted it.
5:30 Went to the football game
9:00 Went to Huskies to buy dinner and brought it back to his room to eat.
9:30 Asked friends for help in math.
10:00 Went on the computer to Facebook and YouTube.
12:30 Got ready for bed and went to sleep.
I think this person has a good balance between work and play. From my own experience I don't think that most college students understand it. I think that with how early in the school year it is, the balance suggests that this person is a sophomore.d
Person 2 Time What they did
7:15 Alarm went off but she pressed snoozed.
7:45 Got up and took a shower.
8:45 Started leaving for class but then she remembered that the class didn’t start until 9:30. She then went back to bed.
9:15 Woke up and left for her History class .
9:30-10:45 In class- History
11-12:15 In class- Chemistry
12:20 Ate lunch at the Commons with friends.
1:30 Went back to dorm and watched T.V.
1:45 A friend came into her room and they socialized then they both visited another person
2:10 Her and her 2 friends went back to her room where they tried fixing her XBOX until 2:40.
3:00 Took a nap.
4:15 Got ready for band.
4:40 Had band practice and the football game. Ate dinner in the middle of the game at Monty’s with a few friends from band.
9:30 Reading a book Malcolm X for Literature and Society.
10:45 Got ready for bed.
11:00 Went to sleep.
This person seems to be into socializing with others. She spent a lot of time watching T.V. and playing video games and talking to other friends. She is however, in an activity which helps her make new friends. She seems, like most college students, likes to sleep as late as possible and take naps throughout the day.
Person 3 Time What they did
6:40 Woke up.
7:05 Ate breakfast in her room.
7:30 Went to class- Exercise and You.
9:15 Take a shower.
10:00 Get ready for class- Biology of Aging
10:20 Listen to music.
10:40 Go to class.
12:35 Ate lunch at Huskies with a few friends.
1:15 Brush teeth.
1:30 Take a nap.
2:30 Woke up from the nap and then went on Facebook.
3:00 Studied notes for Biology of Aging.
4:00 Went on Facebook.
5:00 Ate dinner at the Commons with a few friends.
6:00 Watched the football game.
9:10 Went on Facebook.
10:00 Got ready for bed.
10:30 Went to bed.
This person also seems to have a good balance between work and play. Although she went on the computer for fun a few times, she also got studying done. She also went to the football game even though the game was on a Thursday night. This suggests that she has school spirit like many other college students.
Person 4 Time What they did
9:00 Woke up.
9:30-10:30 A friend came to her room to talk.
10:35 Took a shower.
11:30 Got out of shower and got dressed.
12:00 Studied for class- Physics.
1:00-3:00 Had class- Physics.
3:10-5:00 Studied for class- Physics.
5:00-5:45 She texted a friend, checked email, went on Facebook, and took more notes.
5:45-6:30 Ate dinner at the Commons with a friend.
6:35-9:00 Studied for Physics.
10:30 Went to bed.
This person spent most of her day studying compared to the 45 minutes that she spent playing on the computer. I think that this type of person is hard to find.
Person 5 Time What they did
7:00 Got up and did morning routine until 7:45.
7:45 Left for class- Math Concepts 1.
8-9:15 Had class- Math Concepts 1.
9:25 Did homework- read Principle of Teaching.
10:30 Did homework- math.
11:45-12:45 Ate lunch at the Commons with friends.
12:50 Did homework- math.
2:00-3:00 Went to the Living Learning Community office to help mentees.
3:30 Watched T.V.
5:30-6:30 Went to dinner at the Commons with a friend.
7:00 Took a shower.
7:20 Watched T.V. and called her mom.
11:30 Got ready for bed.
11:40 Went to sleep.
This is another person who spent most of her day studying. She seems to be well organized because she spent a set amount of time doing each class's homework. She works in the Living Learning Community trying to help others the way she was helped last year.
1b.
The CA Office
This room has a desk filled with papers that contains information that is important for the CA's to know because they have to pass that information to the students. This room also has a ton of bulletin boards such as an activity sign up sheet. The activity sheet is for the CA's because it is there job to plan activities for their hallmates.
The Front Desk
This is the front desk where the CA's take turns working desk shifts. All students coming and going out of the dorm hall will past this. On the desk is menus and flyers that pertain to students intrest.
CA #1
Time What they did
10:00am Woke up
10:15 Boyfriend came over and watched T.V
12:00pm Took a shower
1:00 Class-Anatomy
2:00 Class-Life Span
3:00 Class-Statics
4:30 Ordered Chinese food and had free time
5:00 Studied Anatomy
6:00 Went to a friends for dinner and watched T.V
10:00 Did Community Assistant work at the front desk
1:00am Did dorm rounds
1:20 Took a shower
1:40 Watched a movie with friends
3:00 Go to bed. I find it interesting that she did not do that much studying. She spent a lot of time hanging with her friends, boyfriend and free time. She did have work until 1am but still decieded to watch a movie that late a night.
CA #2
Time What they did
10:00am Got up
10:15 Showered, ate, got ready for class
12:00pm Class-Health and Assessment Lab
1:00 Ate lunch in her room, watched T.V, free time
2:00 Class-Introduction to Micro Biology
3:00 Went back to room and hung out with friends and roommate
4:00 Did homework-Health and Assessment
6:00 Ate dinner at the commons
7:00 Went to a friend’s house off campus
9:30 Got back to campus
10:00 Did Community Assistant work at the front desk
1:00amDid dorm rounds
1:20 Took a shower
1:40 Watched a movie with friends
3:00 Go to bed. I find it interesting that she went of campus to meet with friends. Usually friendships are made because of convience. I'm glad to know that even when a friend moves off campus, you can make time to hang out with them if when you have work later that night.
CA #3
Time What they did
9:00 Got up, showered and got dressed
10:00 Class-Ecology
11:00 Class-Physics
12:00 Lunch at commons with friends
1:00 Class-Human Genetics
2:00 Class-Life Span Psychology
3:00 Went back to dorm room and planned out rest of the day
3:30 Met with hall mates and did roommate agreements
5:00 Went to the Green parking lot and made sure that his car was okay
6:00 Ate dinner at the commons with friends
7:00 Did Community Assistant work at the front desk
10:00 Did dorm rounds
10:20 Went on facebook while at the front desk
11:10 Did homework-Ecology Lab
12:30 Went to bed I liked how this CA planned out his day. This is a good idea because it gets you organized. He also fulfilled his CA duty of meeting with his hall mates to do roommate agreements.
2a.
Columbia Hall Lobby
7:30-8:00pm Columbia Hall Lobby
2 CA’s girls behind desk, 1 white, 1 black
1 black girl talking to CA’s at desk
1 white boy and 1 white girl walk in
2 white girls walk out
1 white boy walk in
2 white girls walk out- dresses as if going to the gym
1 shite girl walk out
1 black boy walk out
2 white girls and 1 white boy walk in
3 white girls walk out
1 black girl talks to CA’s
1 black girl walk in listening to music
1 white girl walks in and talks to me-she’s waiting for a friend (white girl) looks as if they are going to study together
1 white girl walks in
3 black girls walk in, a white girl trails behind but does not seem to be part of the group
2 white girls and 1 white boy walk in, but the they don’t seem to be together
2 white girls walk in with food and talking to each other
1 white boy says “hi” to the CA’s while walking out
1 white boy walks in with food
1 white boy walks in
3 white boys walk in talking
3 white girls walk in talking
Large group of mostly white girls (2 white boys) walk out
6 white girls walk out talking about possible plans for later that night
1 white boy walks out
3 white girls walk out, one on the phone
1 black girl walks out
1 white girl walks out on the phone
1 white girl walk out to get another white girl who has books
The white CA looks at me and smiles
1 white girl and 1 white boy walk in
3 white girls walk in, dressed as if they are going to the gym
1 black girl walks in
1 white boy talks to CA, she is helping him find his package
5 white boys walk in talking, one stops to talk to the boy who is waiting for his package
2 white girls walk out, looks as if they are going to a meeting
2 white boys walk out with carts
1 black girl walks in and talks to the CA’s
1 white girl walks out
CA is talking to students
3 white girls walk in talking
1 white girl walks out
5 white girls walk out
1 white girl walks in
2 white boys walk in with the carts filled with things
2 white girls walk out
1 white girl and 1 Asian boy walking in but don’t seem to be together. The boy has food
1 white girl walks out looks like she is going to a meeting
6 white girls and 1 white boy walk in with coffee
1 white boy walks in
1 white girl walks out
1 white boy walks in listening to music
1 white boy walks out talking to CA, a white boy joins him
1 white boy walks out
1 black boy walks out
3 white girls and 3 white boys walk in, a boy talks to the CA about food
1 white boy walks out but says “Hi” to the CA. He is carrying a guitar and listening to music
1 white boy walks in, holds the door open for another white girl who is also walking in
1 white girl has a package and goes to the CA to retrieve it
2 white girls walk in looking like they came from the gym
1 white boy walks out
All of this data suggests that not that many people who come and go past the CA’s caring to say “Hi”. You can also tell by the amount of the girls that walked in and out that Columbia Hall is a mostly girl population. There were also more white students than black however more black than Asian. I was also surprised to see how many students left and came just by themselves. I think that this can be interpreted as in college; you can be self-efficient and do things on your own without other people. However, since I don’t know where these people were going by themselves I can’t make that interpretation accurate because they could have been going to another friend’s room or off to a meeting. I was also wondering if I would get any people dressed to go to a party but it did not seem that way but it could have been that it was too early to go out or because of the town curfew. The CA’s were often friendly with the people who came and went. They answered questions such as the boy wanting to know when the commons closed and the CA told him alternate places to eat. Both CA’s were helpful to those who had packages.
2b.
Ewell Lobby
Ewell Hall 8:30-9pm
2 CA’s working, both are white girls
A large group of kids (boys and girls) white. Some of the students are wearing party-like clothing. One of the boys and one of the girls talk to a CA.
1 white girl walk out
1 white girl and white boy talk to a CA. Girl says that she lost her ID card.
1 black boy and 2 girls (white and black) walk out
1 white boy walks in
1 white boy walks out
1 white girl and 1 black boy walk in. The boy was on the phone
A large group walk in, but they don’t seem to all together. 1 white boy talks to a CA, a white girl talks to the other CA
3 white boys walk out
1 white boy walks out
1 white girl walks in
Large group (white girls and white boys) walk in, one girl says “Hi” to the CA’s
1 black boy wlaks out
2 white boys walk out
2 white girls and 1 white boy walk in
1 black boy walks in
3 white girls walk out, could be going to a party by the way the way they are dressed
1 white boy walks in
1 black boy and 2 white boys walk out
1 white girl walks in
1 white boy walks out
2 white girls walk in
5 white girls walk out
1 white girl and 1 white boy walk in
2 white girls walk out
1 white boy walks out
CA starts playing music off her laptop
1 white boy walks out on the phone
3 white boys walk out
2 white boys walk in
1 white girl walks out
1 white girl wants to come in but doesn’t like in the hall, so the CA’s can’t let her in
1 white girl walks out
1 white girl and 1 white boy walk in but not together. The girl was the girl who did not live in the hall so she tailgated her way into the dorm.
1 white boy lets 1 black girl and 1 white boy in
2 white girls and 2 white boys walk in
1 white boy walks in
2 white boys and 1 white girl walks in
2 white boys walk out
1 white girl walks out
1 white boy walks in says “hi” to the CA’s. I notice that he is a CA himself by moving his CA name tag from “out” to “in” on the CA log
2 white girls walk in
1 white boy lets in 2 white boys
4 white girls and 1 white boy walks out
3 white boys walk out to join the group that just left
1 white girl walks out and says “bye” to the CA’s
3 white girls walk in dressed as if they came from a party
1 white boy walks in says “what’s up” to the CA’s but keeps walking without waiting for a response
1 white girl walks out dressed as if she was going to a party
2 white girls walk out
2 black girls walk in
1 black boy walks out CA’s say “oh hey” to him. He responded by saying “oh hey” back
2 white boy and 1 white girl walk out
1 white boy, 3 black boys, 1 white girl walk out, 1 black boy said “hi” to the CA’s
1 Asian boy walk in
5 white boys walk out
1 white girl and 1 black girl walk out
3 white boys walk out
1 white boy lets 2 white girls walk in, the girls are dressed up
1 white boy walks out
1 black boy stops to talk with a CA, but he is a CA because he moved his CA name tag from “out” to “in” on the CA log
1 white girl walks in and stops to talk to a CA
2 white boys walk out
1 white girl walks out, dressed up
2 white girls walk in with food
1 white girl walks out
3 white boys walk out, 2 on the phone
1 white boy walks out on the phone
4 white boys and 1 black boy walk out
1 white boy walks in
1 white girl and 1 white boy walk out, the girl is dressed up
2 white boys and 1 white girl walks in, the girl is dressed up
When comparing this to Columbia Hall (the dorm I observed last time) Ewell was a lot busier. More people also interacted with the CA’s than Columbia residents did. I chose to observe Ewell because I have heard that Ewell is a very friendly hall. By my comparisons, Ewell residents do seem friendlier to their CA’s than Columbia residents.
3a.
CA #1
Female
Grade: Junior
Years being a CA: 2
Why did you become a CA/What influenced you?
Her CA her freshman year told her to do it and suggested that she should pursue the interview process. She never considered becoming a CA beforehand. The CA pushed her into that direction. The more she thought about it the more she wanted to do it. She wanted to help people and thought it was an easy way to do so.
Do you feel that you have a good communication with you residents? Why do you think that is?
Yes because she tells her residents first hand to come talk to her about anything; “It’s better to have a hypothetical conversation versus being in trouble later”. That conversation can range from books versus partying.
What do you think you gain for being a CA?
More confidence like in speaking terms, “it makes me think on my toes”. She feels like that would help her for her major which is education. “It prepares me for what students can say and remember to double check an answer if I don’t know it myself.”
How do you balance working and school work?
“A lot of times I try to bring my school work to my desk job. Doesn’t mean I get it done but working helps me time mange because I don’t know what’s going happen. Anything can happen in this job.” She tries to get things done earlier than later because “I don’t know what’s going to happen later in the week”.
What is the worst thing about being a CA?
“Getting people in trouble. Just because you don’t want to get people in trouble, you want to help, you still have to enforce the policy at some point you’re going to have to get people in trouble, you’re tied with a contract”
Do you feel that the responsibilities of being a CA hold you back from doing things that other students do like partying?
Yes and no. Most people who are in the job aren’t concerned about that. But if you do want to go out to party or hang with friends you do it more safely. I don’t feel that I missed out. I don’t think about “man I missed out on this” you get paid to stay in the dorm. It’s a job that gets me to do my school work and hang with friends versus going off campus for 7 hours. You get some freedom with the job. It’s a fair trade off.”
Are there any rules that you don’t enforce or are lenient on that you should be? Why is that?
Double checked that this is confidential. “Visitation, a guest is required to sign in guests online” but the CAs don’t even know if they get to see that. She feels that if its ok if a guest comes the roommate has to be okay she feels that she wants to know only for fire drill purposes. She says that she is lenient on quite hours. “During the beginning year as long as you’re not screaming, nose is okay but too much noise is not okay. If talking is not bothering me, I’m going to let it go. There is a line that just can’t be crossed.”
CA #2
Female
Grade: Junior
Years being a CA: 1st semester
Why did you become a CA/What influenced you?
“All my friends were a CA and I wanted to help people, be like a mom.”
Do you feel that you have a good communication with you residents? Why do you think that is?
“Yes because I seem them every day and say hi to them. They always come to my room to hang”
What do you think you gain for being a CA?
“I gain more friends, get to be in more activities, and I gain a pay check. I also gain being there for people, getting close with other CA’s”
How do you balance working and school work?
“I study when I have to work. I study after every class and every night”
What is the worst thing about being a CA?
“When you have to report an incident and telling people to be quite. Being mean”
Do you feel that the responsibilities of being a CA hold you back from doing things that other students do like partying?
“In a way but not really, when you have a weekend off you can do anything you want”
Are there any rules that you don’t enforce or are lenient on that you should be? Why is that?
She says that she is “lenient on the noise rule. I feel bad telling people to be quite when I’m the loudest on my floor. If people are being loud I tell them quite down not to stop talking”
I find it interesting that these two CA’s feel that they are close with their residents. I feel that I am not that close with my CA this year. I was closer with the CA I had last year. Something that they both mentioned was that the job does help with school work. CA #1 brought up the fact that the job helped her learn time management. As a resident, I like the fact that both CA’s became a CA to help people. They want to have conversations to their residents about problems. The equally say how much they don’t enjoy writing people up. Another thing is, they both are lenient on the “quite hours” rule. They understand that people are going to be talking in the halls and making new friends. CA #2 even brought up the point that she is the loudest in her hall, what gives her the right to tell others to be quite when she is the loud one.
3b.
CA #3
Male
Grade: Sophomore
Years being a CA: 1st semester
Why did you become a CA/What influenced you?
“All my friends were trying, so I figured that I would try with them. And I would be saving money.”
Do you feel that you have a good communication with you residents? Why do you think that is?
“I would say most of them because I’m hanging with them in there room or they are in mine.” He said that he and his residents watch T.V or a movie.
What do you think you gain for being a CA?
“You meet a lot of people more, you get better organization skills and leader skills”
How do you balance working and school work?
“I just make sure I write down everything on sticky note (pints to desk) it helps me remember everything for school work and work.”
What is the worst thing about being a CA?
“Having to tell people that your friends with to stop something. I’m fine with telling people that I’m not friends with.”
Do you feel that the responsibilities of being a CA hold you back from doing things that other students do like partying?
“Yes. While I still do those things, I do it less often. It limits on how often. Instead of going out twice a weekend, I go out once every other weekend.”
Are there any rules that you don’t enforce or are lenient on that you should be? Why is that?
One is the guests who aren’t registered because as long as they and their guests are behaving well I don’t have a problem. Drinking is another one. I drank my freshman year and that as long as they aren’t being disrupting or harmful to themselves I’m fine with it.”
CA #4
Male
Grade: Junior
Years being a CA: 1 year
Why did you become a CA/What influenced you?
“To help other people and the fact that it’s an on campus job.” He also added on “I also lived off campus and wanted to get back on.” I asked him why he wanted back on campus and he said it was because he could not afford paying rent and buying food.
Do you feel that you have a good communication with you residents? Why do you think that is?
“I know everyone’s names and talk to them on a regular basics so I think that I have good communication.”
What do you think you gain for being a CA?
“I meet lots of new people, it looks good on a resume and I get paid.”
How do you balance working and school work?
“I make sure I get my school work done while everyone else is sleeping because most freshmen sleep till noon. That’s why I take 8am classes.”
What is the worst thing about being a CA?
“Having to see people being self-disruptive and being stupid when they shouldn’t be. When I see people dressing as whores, I then cry for their parents’ sake.”
Do you feel that the responsibilities of being a CA hold you back from doing things that other students do like partying?
“No because I never went to parties. It gives me an excuse to tell my friends that I can’t go out.”
Are there any rules that you don’t enforce or are lenient on that you should be? Why is that?
“Quite hours. I make sure that people are quite enough that they don’t disturb others. If someone goes out to parties, as long as they stay inside there room, I leave them be.” He sums it up by saying “as long as they don’t act drunk.”
I thought that this was very interesting. Although it has its similarities to the two CA’s in Columbia, it definitely has its differences. For example CA #3 never said that he became a CA to help people when all the other three did. CA #4 not only wanted to help people but he wanted to live on campus again. That was something I never thought about or knew that you could do. Both CA’s talked about drinking and how if they don’t see it, they don’t report it. CA #3 told me that he himself asked all the other CA’s about drinking in Ewell Hall and they all said the same thing except the GHD (who is like the head CA of the hall).
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1a.
This room suggests that this room is a girl who neat and organize. I can assume by the princess colorings on her wall that she wants to work with little children in the future. I found it interesting to find college girls who are still into Disney related things and that even though we are no longer kids, we can still enjoy things from our childhood.
This room suggests that it belongs to a guy because there are provocative posters on the walls. This room does go against the stereotyped guy’s room because the bed is made and it is not that messy. I also noticed that there is a video game system on his desk which implies that he plays video games in his spare time. I think that most college guys play video games with their friends so I think that this is a good example of a guys room besides the fact that is a bit neater than one would normally think.
This room suggests that two girls live in here. To me, it looks like one roommate is neat and the other is messy. I believe the girls in this room are fun people who like to watch movies and listen to music. The posters that fill the blank walls (and there is even one on the ceiling) are a wide verity of things which to me, means that college students can have a taste in different things and be able to show-off what they like with decorations.
Time tables:
Person 1
Time What they did
10:07 Woke up, did morning routine
10:45 Leave for class
11-12:15 Class-History
12:20 Lunch at the commons with a few friends
1:20 Did homework- read a chapter for public speaking and took notes
2:05 Continued homework- studied for the Gateway for Math Concepts 1
3:00 Went on the computer and did a verity of things such as Facebook, YouTube and Tumbler. On Facebook he made a status and since no one “liked” it, he deleted it.
5:30 Went to the football game
9:00 Went to Huskies to buy dinner and brought it back to his room to eat.
9:30 Asked friends for help in math.
10:00 Went on the computer to Facebook and YouTube.
12:30 Got ready for bed and went to sleep.
I think this person has a good balance between work and play. From my own experience I don't think that most college students understand it. I think that with how early in the school year it is, the balance suggests that this person is a sophomore.d
Person 2
Time What they did
7:15 Alarm went off but she pressed snoozed.
7:45 Got up and took a shower.
8:45 Started leaving for class but then she remembered that the class didn’t start until 9:30. She then went back to bed.
9:15 Woke up and left for her History class .
9:30-10:45 In class- History
11-12:15 In class- Chemistry
12:20 Ate lunch at the Commons with friends.
1:30 Went back to dorm and watched T.V.
1:45 A friend came into her room and they socialized then they both visited another person
2:10 Her and her 2 friends went back to her room where they tried fixing her XBOX until 2:40.
3:00 Took a nap.
4:15 Got ready for band.
4:40 Had band practice and the football game. Ate dinner in the middle of the game at Monty’s with a few friends from band.
9:30 Reading a book Malcolm X for Literature and Society.
10:45 Got ready for bed.
11:00 Went to sleep.
This person seems to be into socializing with others. She spent a lot of time watching T.V. and playing video games and talking to other friends. She is however, in an activity which helps her make new friends. She seems, like most college students, likes to sleep as late as possible and take naps throughout the day.
Person 3
Time What they did
6:40 Woke up.
7:05 Ate breakfast in her room.
7:30 Went to class- Exercise and You.
9:15 Take a shower.
10:00 Get ready for class- Biology of Aging
10:20 Listen to music.
10:40 Go to class.
12:35 Ate lunch at Huskies with a few friends.
1:15 Brush teeth.
1:30 Take a nap.
2:30 Woke up from the nap and then went on Facebook.
3:00 Studied notes for Biology of Aging.
4:00 Went on Facebook.
5:00 Ate dinner at the Commons with a few friends.
6:00 Watched the football game.
9:10 Went on Facebook.
10:00 Got ready for bed.
10:30 Went to bed.
This person also seems to have a good balance between work and play. Although she went on the computer for fun a few times, she also got studying done. She also went to the football game even though the game was on a Thursday night. This suggests that she has school spirit like many other college students.
Person 4
Time What they did
9:00 Woke up.
9:30-10:30 A friend came to her room to talk.
10:35 Took a shower.
11:30 Got out of shower and got dressed.
12:00 Studied for class- Physics.
1:00-3:00 Had class- Physics.
3:10-5:00 Studied for class- Physics.
5:00-5:45 She texted a friend, checked email, went on Facebook, and took more notes.
5:45-6:30 Ate dinner at the Commons with a friend.
6:35-9:00 Studied for Physics.
10:30 Went to bed.
This person spent most of her day studying compared to the 45 minutes that she spent playing on the computer. I think that this type of person is hard to find.
Person 5
Time What they did
7:00 Got up and did morning routine until 7:45.
7:45 Left for class- Math Concepts 1.
8-9:15 Had class- Math Concepts 1.
9:25 Did homework- read Principle of Teaching.
10:30 Did homework- math.
11:45-12:45 Ate lunch at the Commons with friends.
12:50 Did homework- math.
2:00-3:00 Went to the Living Learning Community office to help mentees.
3:30 Watched T.V.
5:30-6:30 Went to dinner at the Commons with a friend.
7:00 Took a shower.
7:20 Watched T.V. and called her mom.
11:30 Got ready for bed.
11:40 Went to sleep.
This is another person who spent most of her day studying. She seems to be well organized because she spent a set amount of time doing each class's homework. She works in the Living Learning Community trying to help others the way she was helped last year.
1b.
This is the front desk where the CA's take turns working desk shifts. All students coming and going out of the dorm hall will past this. On the desk is menus and flyers that pertain to students intrest.CA #1
Time What they did
10:00am Woke up
10:15 Boyfriend came over and watched T.V
12:00pm Took a shower
1:00 Class-Anatomy
2:00 Class-Life Span
3:00 Class-Statics
4:30 Ordered Chinese food and had free time
5:00 Studied Anatomy
6:00 Went to a friends for dinner and watched T.V
10:00 Did Community Assistant work at the front desk
1:00am Did dorm rounds
1:20 Took a shower
1:40 Watched a movie with friends
3:00 Go to bed.
I find it interesting that she did not do that much studying. She spent a lot of time hanging with her friends, boyfriend and free time. She did have work until 1am but still decieded to watch a movie that late a night.
CA #2
Time What they did10:00am Got up
10:15 Showered, ate, got ready for class
12:00pm Class-Health and Assessment Lab
1:00 Ate lunch in her room, watched T.V, free time
2:00 Class-Introduction to Micro Biology
3:00 Went back to room and hung out with friends and roommate
4:00 Did homework-Health and Assessment
6:00 Ate dinner at the commons
7:00 Went to a friend’s house off campus
9:30 Got back to campus
10:00 Did Community Assistant work at the front desk
1:00amDid dorm rounds
1:20 Took a shower
1:40 Watched a movie with friends
3:00 Go to bed.
I find it interesting that she went of campus to meet with friends. Usually friendships are made because of convience. I'm glad to know that even when a friend moves off campus, you can make time to hang out with them if when you have work later that night.
CA #3
Time What they did
9:00 Got up, showered and got dressed
10:00 Class-Ecology
11:00 Class-Physics
12:00 Lunch at commons with friends
1:00 Class-Human Genetics
2:00 Class-Life Span Psychology
3:00 Went back to dorm room and planned out rest of the day
3:30 Met with hall mates and did roommate agreements
5:00 Went to the Green parking lot and made sure that his car was okay
6:00 Ate dinner at the commons with friends
7:00 Did Community Assistant work at the front desk
10:00 Did dorm rounds
10:20 Went on facebook while at the front desk
11:10 Did homework-Ecology Lab
12:30 Went to bed
I liked how this CA planned out his day. This is a good idea because it gets you organized. He also fulfilled his CA duty of meeting with his hall mates to do roommate agreements.
2a.
7:30-8:00pm Columbia Hall Lobby
- 2 CA’s girls behind desk, 1 white, 1 black
- 1 black girl talking to CA’s at desk
- 1 white boy and 1 white girl walk in
- 2 white girls walk out
- 1 white boy walk in
- 2 white girls walk out- dresses as if going to the gym
- 1 shite girl walk out
- 1 black boy walk out
- 2 white girls and 1 white boy walk in
- 3 white girls walk out
- 1 black girl talks to CA’s
- 1 black girl walk in listening to music
- 1 white girl walks in and talks to me-she’s waiting for a friend (white girl) looks as if they are going to study together
- 1 white girl walks in
- 3 black girls walk in, a white girl trails behind but does not seem to be part of the group
- 2 white girls and 1 white boy walk in, but the they don’t seem to be together
- 2 white girls walk in with food and talking to each other
- 1 white boy says “hi” to the CA’s while walking out
- 1 white boy walks in with food
- 1 white boy walks in
- 3 white boys walk in talking
- 3 white girls walk in talking
- Large group of mostly white girls (2 white boys) walk out
- 6 white girls walk out talking about possible plans for later that night
- 1 white boy walks out
- 3 white girls walk out, one on the phone
- 1 black girl walks out
- 1 white girl walks out on the phone
- 1 white girl walk out to get another white girl who has books
- The white CA looks at me and smiles
- 1 white girl and 1 white boy walk in
- 3 white girls walk in, dressed as if they are going to the gym
- 1 black girl walks in
- 1 white boy talks to CA, she is helping him find his package
- 5 white boys walk in talking, one stops to talk to the boy who is waiting for his package
- 2 white girls walk out, looks as if they are going to a meeting
- 2 white boys walk out with carts
- 1 black girl walks in and talks to the CA’s
- 1 white girl walks out
- CA is talking to students
- 3 white girls walk in talking
- 1 white girl walks out
- 5 white girls walk out
- 1 white girl walks in
- 2 white boys walk in with the carts filled with things
- 2 white girls walk out
- 1 white girl and 1 Asian boy walking in but don’t seem to be together. The boy has food
- 1 white girl walks out looks like she is going to a meeting
- 6 white girls and 1 white boy walk in with coffee
- 1 white boy walks in
- 1 white girl walks out
- 1 white boy walks in listening to music
- 1 white boy walks out talking to CA, a white boy joins him
- 1 white boy walks out
- 1 black boy walks out
- 3 white girls and 3 white boys walk in, a boy talks to the CA about food
- 1 white boy walks out but says “Hi” to the CA. He is carrying a guitar and listening to music
- 1 white boy walks in, holds the door open for another white girl who is also walking in
- 1 white girl has a package and goes to the CA to retrieve it
- 2 white girls walk in looking like they came from the gym
- 1 white boy walks out
All of this data suggests that not that many people who come and go past the CA’s caring to say “Hi”. You can also tell by the amount of the girls that walked in and out that Columbia Hall is a mostly girl population. There were also more white students than black however more black than Asian. I was also surprised to see how many students left and came just by themselves. I think that this can be interpreted as in college; you can be self-efficient and do things on your own without other people. However, since I don’t know where these people were going by themselves I can’t make that interpretation accurate because they could have been going to another friend’s room or off to a meeting. I was also wondering if I would get any people dressed to go to a party but it did not seem that way but it could have been that it was too early to go out or because of the town curfew. The CA’s were often friendly with the people who came and went. They answered questions such as the boy wanting to know when the commons closed and the CA told him alternate places to eat. Both CA’s were helpful to those who had packages.2b.
Ewell Hall
8:30-9pm
- 2 CA’s working, both are white girls
- A large group of kids (boys and girls) white. Some of the students are wearing party-like clothing. One of the boys and one of the girls talk to a CA.
- 1 white girl walk out
- 1 white girl and white boy talk to a CA. Girl says that she lost her ID card.
- 1 black boy and 2 girls (white and black) walk out
- 1 white boy walks in
- 1 white boy walks out
- 1 white girl and 1 black boy walk in. The boy was on the phone
- A large group walk in, but they don’t seem to all together. 1 white boy talks to a CA, a white girl talks to the other CA
- 3 white boys walk out
- 1 white boy walks out
- 1 white girl walks in
- Large group (white girls and white boys) walk in, one girl says “Hi” to the CA’s
- 1 black boy wlaks out
- 2 white boys walk out
- 2 white girls and 1 white boy walk in
- 1 black boy walks in
- 3 white girls walk out, could be going to a party by the way the way they are dressed
- 1 white boy walks in
- 1 black boy and 2 white boys walk out
- 1 white girl walks in
- 1 white boy walks out
- 2 white girls walk in
- 5 white girls walk out
- 1 white girl and 1 white boy walk in
- 2 white girls walk out
- 1 white boy walks out
- CA starts playing music off her laptop
- 1 white boy walks out on the phone
- 3 white boys walk out
- 2 white boys walk in
- 1 white girl walks out
- 1 white girl wants to come in but doesn’t like in the hall, so the CA’s can’t let her in
- 1 white girl walks out
- 1 white girl and 1 white boy walk in but not together. The girl was the girl who did not live in the hall so she tailgated her way into the dorm.
- 1 white boy lets 1 black girl and 1 white boy in
- 2 white girls and 2 white boys walk in
- 1 white boy walks in
- 2 white boys and 1 white girl walks in
- 2 white boys walk out
- 1 white girl walks out
- 1 white boy walks in says “hi” to the CA’s. I notice that he is a CA himself by moving his CA name tag from “out” to “in” on the CA log
- 2 white girls walk in
- 1 white boy lets in 2 white boys
- 4 white girls and 1 white boy walks out
- 3 white boys walk out to join the group that just left
- 1 white girl walks out and says “bye” to the CA’s
- 3 white girls walk in dressed as if they came from a party
- 1 white boy walks in says “what’s up” to the CA’s but keeps walking without waiting for a response
- 1 white girl walks out dressed as if she was going to a party
- 2 white girls walk out
- 2 black girls walk in
- 1 black boy walks out CA’s say “oh hey” to him. He responded by saying “oh hey” back
- 2 white boy and 1 white girl walk out
- 1 white boy, 3 black boys, 1 white girl walk out, 1 black boy said “hi” to the CA’s
- 1 Asian boy walk in
- 5 white boys walk out
- 1 white girl and 1 black girl walk out
- 3 white boys walk out
- 1 white boy lets 2 white girls walk in, the girls are dressed up
- 1 white boy walks out
- 1 black boy stops to talk with a CA, but he is a CA because he moved his CA name tag from “out” to “in” on the CA log
- 1 white girl walks in and stops to talk to a CA
- 2 white boys walk out
- 1 white girl walks out, dressed up
- 2 white girls walk in with food
- 1 white girl walks out
- 3 white boys walk out, 2 on the phone
- 1 white boy walks out on the phone
- 4 white boys and 1 black boy walk out
- 1 white boy walks in
- 1 white girl and 1 white boy walk out, the girl is dressed up
- 2 white boys and 1 white girl walks in, the girl is dressed up
When comparing this to Columbia Hall (the dorm I observed last time) Ewell was a lot busier. More people also interacted with the CA’s than Columbia residents did. I chose to observe Ewell because I have heard that Ewell is a very friendly hall. By my comparisons, Ewell residents do seem friendlier to their CA’s than Columbia residents.3a.
CA #1
FemaleGrade: Junior
- Why did you become a CA/What influenced you?
Her CA her freshman year told her to do it and suggested that she should pursue the interview process. She never considered becoming a CA beforehand. The CA pushed her into that direction. The more she thought about it the more she wanted to do it. She wanted to help people and thought it was an easy way to do so.- Do you feel that you have a good communication with you residents? Why do you think that is?
Yes because she tells her residents first hand to come talk to her about anything; “It’s better to have a hypothetical conversation versus being in trouble later”. That conversation can range from books versus partying.- What do you think you gain for being a CA?
More confidence like in speaking terms, “it makes me think on my toes”. She feels like that would help her for her major which is education. “It prepares me for what students can say and remember to double check an answer if I don’t know it myself.”- How do you balance working and school work?
“A lot of times I try to bring my school work to my desk job. Doesn’t mean I get it done but working helps me time mange because I don’t know what’s going happen. Anything can happen in this job.” She tries to get things done earlier than later because “I don’t know what’s going to happen later in the week”.- What is the worst thing about being a CA?
“Getting people in trouble. Just because you don’t want to get people in trouble, you want to help, you still have to enforce the policy at some point you’re going to have to get people in trouble, you’re tied with a contract”- Do you feel that the responsibilities of being a CA hold you back from doing things that other students do like partying?
Yes and no. Most people who are in the job aren’t concerned about that. But if you do want to go out to party or hang with friends you do it more safely. I don’t feel that I missed out. I don’t think about “man I missed out on this” you get paid to stay in the dorm. It’s a job that gets me to do my school work and hang with friends versus going off campus for 7 hours. You get some freedom with the job. It’s a fair trade off.”- Are there any rules that you don’t enforce or are lenient on that you should be? Why is that?
Double checked that this is confidential. “Visitation, a guest is required to sign in guests online” but the CAs don’t even know if they get to see that. She feels that if its ok if a guest comes the roommate has to be okay she feels that she wants to know only for fire drill purposes. She says that she is lenient on quite hours. “During the beginning year as long as you’re not screaming, nose is okay but too much noise is not okay. If talking is not bothering me, I’m going to let it go. There is a line that just can’t be crossed.”CA #2
FemaleGrade: Junior
- Why did you become a CA/What influenced you?
“All my friends were a CA and I wanted to help people, be like a mom.”- Do you feel that you have a good communication with you residents? Why do you think that is?
“Yes because I seem them every day and say hi to them. They always come to my room to hang”- What do you think you gain for being a CA?
“I gain more friends, get to be in more activities, and I gain a pay check. I also gain being there for people, getting close with other CA’s”- How do you balance working and school work?
“I study when I have to work. I study after every class and every night”- What is the worst thing about being a CA?
“When you have to report an incident and telling people to be quite. Being mean”- Do you feel that the responsibilities of being a CA hold you back from doing things that other students do like partying?
“In a way but not really, when you have a weekend off you can do anything you want”- Are there any rules that you don’t enforce or are lenient on that you should be? Why is that?
She says that she is “lenient on the noise rule. I feel bad telling people to be quite when I’m the loudest on my floor. If people are being loud I tell them quite down not to stop talking”I find it interesting that these two CA’s feel that they are close with their residents. I feel that I am not that close with my CA this year. I was closer with the CA I had last year. Something that they both mentioned was that the job does help with school work. CA #1 brought up the fact that the job helped her learn time management. As a resident, I like the fact that both CA’s became a CA to help people. They want to have conversations to their residents about problems. The equally say how much they don’t enjoy writing people up. Another thing is, they both are lenient on the “quite hours” rule. They understand that people are going to be talking in the halls and making new friends. CA #2 even brought up the point that she is the loudest in her hall, what gives her the right to tell others to be quite when she is the loud one.
3b.
CA #3
MaleGrade: Sophomore
- Why did you become a CA/What influenced you?
“All my friends were trying, so I figured that I would try with them. And I would be saving money.”- Do you feel that you have a good communication with you residents? Why do you think that is?
“I would say most of them because I’m hanging with them in there room or they are in mine.” He said that he and his residents watch T.V or a movie.- What do you think you gain for being a CA?
“You meet a lot of people more, you get better organization skills and leader skills”- How do you balance working and school work?
“I just make sure I write down everything on sticky note (pints to desk) it helps me remember everything for school work and work.”- What is the worst thing about being a CA?
“Having to tell people that your friends with to stop something. I’m fine with telling people that I’m not friends with.”- Do you feel that the responsibilities of being a CA hold you back from doing things that other students do like partying?
“Yes. While I still do those things, I do it less often. It limits on how often. Instead of going out twice a weekend, I go out once every other weekend.”- Are there any rules that you don’t enforce or are lenient on that you should be? Why is that?
One is the guests who aren’t registered because as long as they and their guests are behaving well I don’t have a problem. Drinking is another one. I drank my freshman year and that as long as they aren’t being disrupting or harmful to themselves I’m fine with it.”CA #4
MaleGrade: Junior
- Why did you become a CA/What influenced you?
“To help other people and the fact that it’s an on campus job.” He also added on “I also lived off campus and wanted to get back on.” I asked him why he wanted back on campus and he said it was because he could not afford paying rent and buying food.- Do you feel that you have a good communication with you residents? Why do you think that is?
“I know everyone’s names and talk to them on a regular basics so I think that I have good communication.”- What do you think you gain for being a CA?
“I meet lots of new people, it looks good on a resume and I get paid.”- How do you balance working and school work?
“I make sure I get my school work done while everyone else is sleeping because most freshmen sleep till noon. That’s why I take 8am classes.”- What is the worst thing about being a CA?
“Having to see people being self-disruptive and being stupid when they shouldn’t be. When I see people dressing as whores, I then cry for their parents’ sake.”- Do you feel that the responsibilities of being a CA hold you back from doing things that other students do like partying?
“No because I never went to parties. It gives me an excuse to tell my friends that I can’t go out.”- Are there any rules that you don’t enforce or are lenient on that you should be? Why is that?
“Quite hours. I make sure that people are quite enough that they don’t disturb others. If someone goes out to parties, as long as they stay inside there room, I leave them be.” He sums it up by saying “as long as they don’t act drunk.”I thought that this was very interesting. Although it has its similarities to the two CA’s in Columbia, it definitely has its differences. For example CA #3 never said that he became a CA to help people when all the other three did. CA #4 not only wanted to help people but he wanted to live on campus again. That was something I never thought about or knew that you could do. Both CA’s talked about drinking and how if they don’t see it, they don’t report it. CA #3 told me that he himself asked all the other CA’s about drinking in Ewell Hall and they all said the same thing except the GHD (who is like the head CA of the hall).